roman

adjective Roman

1. not comparable, of type Upright, as opposed to italic. In some early printed Bibles quoted text is indicated by changing the font from roman to italic.

   Opposite: italic, italicised, italicized, oblique, slanted, sloped

2. not comparable, of text Of or related to the Latin alphabet or roman numerals.

noun romans · Roman

1. countable, uncountable One of the main three types used for the Latin alphabet (the others being italics and blackletter), in which the ascenders are mostly straight.
2. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of roman numeral
3. archaic, countable A novel. What raises One Last Waltz far above the usual family roman is not just the gimmick of the ancient fable in modern clothes […] but Mordden's language and his sheer joy at telling a story.

adjective more Roman · most Roman

1. Of or from Rome.
2. historical Of or from the Roman Empire.
3. historical Of or from the Byzantine Empire.
4. Of noble countenance but with little facial expression. "Yes, I feel that I ought; and with me, to feel that I ought to do a thing, is to do it!" added he, looking quite Roman with excess of virtue.
5. of type or text Supporting the characters of the Latin alphabet.
6. colloquial Used to distinguish a Roman numeral from an Arabic numeral in oral discourse. You will find the term defined at the end of Roman one.
7. A font that is upright, as opposed to oblique or italic. (See roman font.)
8. Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church or the Holy See.
9. Of a style characterised by the size and boldness of its round arches and vaults, and having baths, aqueducts, basilicas, amphitheatres, etc.

Similar: Rhomaian, Romaean, Romaic

noun Romans

1. A native or resident of Rome.
2. historical A native or resident of the Roman Empire.
3. historical A native or resident of the Byzantine Empire. Kars was the capital of the small Armenian kingdom of Vanand, ruled by Gagik (the same name as the sovereign of Ani) from 1029 to 1064, when he surrendered his kingdom to the Romans. In 1053 it was taken by the Seljoukids, probably under the command of Qutlumus...
4. uncountable The Roman script. Sahaiʔa May Talbot was born on Feb. 15, 2014. However, on her birth certificate, her name is spelled Sahai'a because the Northwest Territories government only allows the Roman alphabet to be used on official documents.
5. countable A single letter or character in Roman type.
6. dated A Roman Catholic. ‘Is it like―I don’t know―Catholicism? One only spots the other Romans when one’s practised it oneself?’

Similar: Rhomaian, Romaean

proper noun Romans

1. A male given name from Latin recently borrowed from continental Europe.
2. A surname.
3. A city in Neamț County, Romania.